Animal FarmChapter 4:
The Battle of the Cowshed
Satirical Comic StripGroup Project
Satire
• What is a satire?
• Give some examples of:– Exaggeration– Reversal– Parody– Incongruity
Answer
• Satire uses various comedic techniques in order to make a comment or criticism about the subject or issue.
Think Back to…#Hashtag or iPhone 5 Videos
• What about pop culture was discussed?
• How did each video poke fun at pop culture?
NOW, Think About War
• What are traditional elements of war? Battle? Tactics and strategy?
• Orwell has painted his readers a picture of the animals in battle against the humans.
• How can you take it a step further to truly satirize the situation?
The Battle of the Cowshed
• Rumors circulated that the animals________________________.
• Mr. Jones & ________________ decided to _____________________________.
• However, the animals had _________ this and ___________________________.
• 1st
– The pigeons flew overhead, then the geese pecked at the men.
• 2nd
– Muriel, Benjamin, and the sheep butted the men.
– Men were able to overpower and animals retreated.
• 3rd
– 3 horses, 3 cows, the rest of the pigs were waiting in ambush (Cowshed)
• 4th
– Boxer took a blow at the farmer– The men began to run in fear.-All the animals began to attack • The men left.
-Boxer kills one of the boys (he didn’t mean to)
-Snowball says, “No sentimentality, comrade!”
• 5th – The animals celebrate their victory with
Beasts of England song and a flag raising ceremony.
Directions:
• You will work in your reading groups (Remember, this is a group grade!)
• You will have until the end of the hour on Friday to complete a FULL SCALE COMIC STRIP satirizing the “Battle of the Cowshed.”
Requirements:
• Minimum of 8 boxes/ stills.• Fully colored illustrations.• Dialogue or captions for each box.
You Should…
• Find some ways to take the sequence of events and use a technique with them… exaggeration for example.
• You may use all techniques or some.
SAMPLE
A drawing and a caption
Multiple boxes in a sequence.
DROP OFF BEFORE YOU LEAVE….
• A sheet with your group NAMES on it and HOUR. You may NOT take your work home!
GRADING
• 8 boxes/ 3pts. /24pts.• Color /4pts.• Creativity /4pts.• Elements of Satire /10pts.
• Total: /42 summative points
Presentation of the Comic
• In front of the class, “front and center.”
• 1 or 2 group members should read the comic still by still.
• As the audience or “reader,” you are responsible for assessing the work.
Each of you are expected to complete the following during presentations…
-On loose leaf paper, MLA format.
-Due AS you leave.This is your EXIT TICKET!
Group Presentation #1-Explain, in a few sentences, how the comic has used 1 technique of satire. (Be
sure to identify the technique.)
Group Presentation #2-Create a Bridge Map that identifies the relationship between “The Battle of the Cowshed” in Animal Farm and the battle satirized by this group’s comic strip.
( _________ shows __________ as __________ shows ________.)
Group Presentation #3- Using the 6 + 1 rubric for
Presentation, assess the group’s work from 1-6. Provide a 1-2 sentence explanation of why this grade was fair.
Group Presentation #4- Explain what you found to be
problematic or what could be done more effectively in this comic strip. Why?
Group Presentation #5What was particularly good in this comic strip? How did it help you to understand satire?
Group Presentation #6Create a Double Bubble comparing
your own comic with that of this group.
